Hi All Clan Hamilton and the Boyds In 2015, during my trip to Edinburgh as Chairman of the Historical Committee of the House of Boyd Society, I found the book A History of The House of Hamilton, by Lt Col. George Hamilton, 1933, which on page 35, said – “3. Sir William Hamilton, matriculated at Glasgow University in 1621, [m]. On 19 July of that year he chose curators, his next of kin on his father’s side being, Sir George Hamilton of Greenlaw, [A], and Sir Frederick Hamilton, and on his mother’s side William Boyd of Bonshaw and Adam Boyd of Templeton. [l] He was created a Baronet, presumably “of Westport,” in 1627. [n].” Book footnotes:- [l] IX 1d., 47; [m] III Mun. Univ. Glasg., 75; [n] GEC. Barts. Mike Boyd’s Notes:- [A] This Sir George Hamilton of Greenlaw would appear to be his uncle – his father’s brother. In 1614 as a recusant Papist he was ordered to be removed from Ireland. And I am not sure what relationship Sir Frederick Hamilton is, but he could be Sir George’s younger brother, and 8th son of Lord Claude Hamilton, whose ancestors became the Viscount Boyne. James Hamilton, MASTER OF PAISLEY and afterward 1st Earl of Abercorn, married before 1603 Marion Boyd, daughter of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd. Lord James, was one of the nine Chief Undertakers of the Plantation of Ireland for James VI and I. While Marion’s brother, Sir Thomas Boyd of Bedlay, one of the 50 Undertakers, and was granted 1,500 acres of land just to the west of the James Hamilton’s land at Newtownstewart, County Tyrone. This was bound by the River Finn, Mourne River and the Derg River. I am not sure what the term “Curators” means in 1621. (So, in the New Year I will have to check at my Genealogical Society.) However, it is the two Boyd names, that I am writing about. 1. “William Boyd of Bonshaw”. There is a Cadet Branch of the Boyds of Bonshaw. But in about 1607, it is said that Thomas Boyd of Bonshaw sold his lands to Sir Thomas Boyd of Bedlay. And in 1613, after Sir Thomas Boyd sold his lands in County Tyrone to his brother-in-law, he is said to have returned to Scotland. With many people assuming it was to Bonshaw in Cunninghame, Ayrshire, that he returned to. But neither George Robertson or James Patterson seem to outline any Boyd family of Bonshaw in their books. At this time, I am not quite sure to which Boyd family this William Boyd belonged to – the old Bonshaw Cadet Branch or Sir Thomas Boyd of Bedlay? The Scots Peerage, Volume V, in 1907, tell us that Sir Thomas Boyd of Bedlay had no children living in 1634. 2. “Adam Boyd of Templeton.” This is the first time that I have seen such an location in Scotland. Dr Google tells me there is an area just north of the Glasgow Green in Glasgow by this name, but I have no idea or not if this is the right location Nor am I sure what the reference “IX 1d., 47” means. Hopefully, I can find out by June 2020, when I visit the LDS Library at Salt Lake City, so I can search for a copy of it. Has anyone heard of either of these two Boyds previously, and can you provide any more details about their families? Thank you for your assistance. Mike Boyd Clan Boyd [Folder 15D # 12B]